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Jawbone now enables you to hyperlink Mini Jamboxes — when you occur to have two

So far as moveable Bluetooth audio system go, Jawbone’s Mini Jambox falls in need of being our favourite; it is costlier than the competitors, with out being considerably higher. Provided that, then, you may need to take this submit with a grain of salt: The corporate simply introduced a brand new function referred to as Multiplay that lets you flip the tiny Jambox right into a stereo speaker. The catch? You needn’t one, however two of those $one hundred fifty models to make it work (N.B.: They’re priced at $one hundred thirty proper now, however solely as a restricted-time supply). Assuming you’ll be able to pony up, or have a good friend with the identical speaker, you possibly can ship music from one to the opposite by holding down three buttons on the system. Or, you’ll be able to play the identical music by means of each directly, with the choice to designate a proper and left speaker, permitting for a wider soundstage. (The Mini already has a “LiveAudio” function that does principally the identical factor, besides the impact is subtler.) Given the prohibitive value, this can be a pretty unbelievable setup for most people. That stated, in case you occur to personal the Mini, and have entry to a second unit, you’ll be able to benefit from the function now via a free firmware replace.

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